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Idiom: 'to feel the pinch'



 
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Idiom: 'to feel the pinch' #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 14:03 pm   Idiom: 'to feel the pinch'		  
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ESL/EFL Test #348 "English Slang Idioms (69)", question 3

"I can't go to dinner with you guys tonight. I have a bunch of bills coming up and I'm feeling the .........," Lauren said to Rachel.

(a) pinch
(b) grab
(c) hold
(d) spontaneity

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ESL/EFL Test #348 "English Slang Idioms (69)", answer 3

"I can't go to dinner with you guys tonight. I have a bunch of bills coming up and I'm feeling the pinch," Lauren said to Rachel.

Correct answer: (a) pinch

Your answer was: incorrect
"I can't go to dinner with you guys tonight. I have a bunch of bills coming up and I'm feeling the grab," Lauren said to Rachel.
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Does to feel pinch mean one feels sick?
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Idiom: 'to feel the pinch' #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 15:00 pm   Idiom: 'to feel the pinch'		  
No. Lack of money.
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Test incompl/inter-348, User's Answer 3 #3 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 15:46 pm   Test incompl/inter-348, User's Answer 3		  
Nenad11 wrote:
Does to feel pinch mean one feels sick?
The idiom is 'to feel the pinch' not 'feel pinch'.

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